How Did Religion Occur In The Early 20th Century

In the late 19th and the early 20th century the American society shifted from the ideologies and beliefs it has always known. It went from religious beliefs and values to scientific methods and findings. Which caused major forms of conflicts between religion and science because the belief was that science was undermining the very existence of religion. In other words, society was not rule or based on the absolute truth any more rather it was more about finding a relationship between a cause and effect by using any reliable scientific methods to see how people behave and the reasons for their behaviors. Prior to scientific intervention people were affiliated with protestant Christianity and they were living their lives according to the
Not that the economy wasn’t growing, because it was in fact growing tremendously but because the wealth that was being made was only distributed in few hands while the rest stay in vain. Which cause class conflicts between the workers and their employees. As the work ethic was in serious downfall. Workers weren’t satisfied with the nature of their jobs as they often find it difficult to move up the social ladder. Thereby causing a lot people to experience pains and suffering. Also employers were investing in new machines and technologies in work places so that cut down on the amount of labor they were paying for. Because the machines can do more worker than individual workers. Also, as a way to decrease or undermine the effectiveness of skilled workers. So, now people were not only experiencing drastic changes in religion but also in the work filed as well. Because their services at work places were no longer valued or even needed in some cases. And since everything they believe in, wasn’t valuable anymore they needed to find satisfaction